M6 shutter curtain not clearing gate all the way in bulb mode only. Is this normal?

[oCorvus]

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I've recently noticed that my M6 shutter seems to be doing something weird while in bulb mode.

While in bulb mode, the first shutter curtain seems to stop short and remain 0.5-1mm into the film gate. This only happens in bulb mode, it clears the gate at all other shutter speeds as far as I can tell.

Here is a video I recorded demonstrating what I mean: https://imgur.com/a/ENYmR7i  

You can see that the shutter clears the gate just fine when set to a shutter speed of 1 second, but when I switch it to bulb it seems to stop short and remains visible in the gate until the shutter release is let go and the shutter closes.

I asked on Reddit but didn't get much of a response. One user did say that their M6 also does this and has no effect on the images. Can anyone else confirm?

I just had my M6 overhauled by Leica NJ earlier this year so would this be something they would cover under some kind of warranty?

 

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[250swb]

Welcome to the forum.

No it shouldn't stick out.

[oCorvus]

13 hours ago, 250swb said:

Welcome to the forum.

No it shouldn't stick out.

Thank you, glad to be here.

If that's the case, hopefully Leica will take it back and fix it free of charge.

I appreciate your insight!